Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Strong words help retired

extended family (8)

5 Tension in spine damaged

part of foot (6)

9 Fellow right to tackle large

comic role in mythology (8)

10 Difficult problem baffles posh

showoff … (6)

12 … as well as an orchestra (4)

13 A king’s executed outside, not

wearing crown? (10)

15 Single gin with pint? It could

be thrilling (5-8)

19 Ali ruled Qatar after rioting in

square, for example (13)

23 Engineer copies tape in

bishop’s office (10)

25 Knock out at least 48 hours,

say (4)

28 Gang leader shone light on

chief problem (6)

29 Nice appeals to worker (8)

30 Number featuring in gospel

evening (6)

31 Note first of threads in

needlework (8)

DOWN

1 Pay environment ministry at

end of May (6)

2 Geography book finally cut (5)

3 Decide what monarchs should

do (4)

4 It may lead to pub fight and

lots of punches (7)

6 Put ring in snout and loop

round neck (5)

7 On which dame exercised during birdsong? (9)

8 After brief display, writer’s accepting good model (8)

11 Indian city expelled hot food

shop (4)

14 His dodgy stories turn up in

Braille (4)

15 Make steady attempt to

reach one windy isle (9)

16 Drink taken every afternoon

primarily (3)

17 Try to restrict Irish support

payment (4)

18 Novel captain comes in to

observe deck cleaner (8)

20 Train people without exercising to bound along (4)

21 Nominal leader of tribe

reformed ritual (7)

22 Go away and live with a contemptible person (4,2)

24 Hoard coins, by the sound

of it (5)

26 A section of English coast’s

flooded (5)

27 Dutch paintings current in

south-west (4)